What are the main factors that influence a Geophysicist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Geophysicist's salary?

A Geophysicist's salary grows with experience: starting around $97,721 for beginners, reaching about $139,818 at mid-level, and approach $189,784 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Geophysicist?

Geophysicist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Geophysicist roles are District of Columbia $125,421, California $124,946, Massachusetts $123,280. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Geophysicist roles make?

Salaries for Geophysicist level roles vary by specialization: Chief Geophysicist: $192,200; Expert Geophysicist: $192,120; Geophysicist V: $192,112; Specialist Geophysicist: $156,400; Geophysicist IV: $156,306.

Geophysicist Salary in Vermont

How much does a Geophysicist make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Geophysicist in Vermont is $111,182 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $53.

However, a Geophysicist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $127,890
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $100,923 to $119,928
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $91,582

10% $91,582

50% (Median) $111,182

90% $127,890

Geophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$119,928	$9,994	$2,306	$58
Average	$111,182	$9,265	$2,138	$53
25th Percentile	$100,923	$8,410	$1,941	$49

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Key Factors That Influence Geophysicist Salaries

A Geophysicist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Geophysicist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Geophysicist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $97,721
Early Career (1-2 years): $109,360
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $139,818
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $154,412
Expert (over 8 years): $189,784

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Geophysicist I	less than 1 year	$97,721
Geophysicist	1-2 years	$109,360
Geophysicist III	2-4 years	$139,818
Geophysicist IV	5-8 years	$154,412
Geophysicist V	over 8 years	$189,784

How Do Geophysicist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Geophysicists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $125,421.
California: $124,946.
Massachusetts: $123,280.

District of Columbia $125,421 California $124,946 Massachusetts $123,280 Washington $122,827 New Jersey $122,782 Alaska $122,623 Connecticut $121,060 New York $120,426

Hawaii $118,398 Rhode Island $117,447 Maryland $116,801 Minnesota $115,917 Colorado $115,578 Illinois $115,464 Oregon $115,034 Delaware $114,717

New Hampshire $114,517 Virginia $114,071 Pennsylvania $112,768 Nevada $112,111 North Dakota $111,896 Michigan $111,556 Wisconsin $111,432 Vermont $111,182

Texas $110,491 Maine $110,446 Arizona $110,378 Ohio $110,299 Georgia $109,257 Indiana $108,736 Wyoming $108,634 Utah $108,475

Iowa $108,407 Kansas $107,863 Louisiana $107,705 North Carolina $107,648 Missouri $107,625 Florida $107,184 Montana $106,946 Nebraska $106,719

Kentucky $106,595 South Carolina $106,141 Tennessee $105,858 Idaho $105,745 New Mexico $104,918 Oklahoma $104,737 Alabama $104,068 South Dakota $102,947

Arkansas $102,335 West Virginia $102,007 Mississippi $101,021

Top Paying Cities for Geophysicist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $113,805
Barre: $113,976
Cabot: $113,725

Adamant, VT $113,805

Barre, VT $113,976

Cabot, VT $113,725

Calais, VT $113,825

East Barre, VT $113,802

East Calais, VT $113,805

East Montpelier, VT $113,881

Eden, VT $113,730

Eden Mills, VT $113,627

Graniteville, VT $113,969

Hyde Park, VT $113,898

Johnson, VT $114,041

Lake Elmore, VT $113,771

Marshfield, VT $113,745

Moretown, VT $114,049

Morrisville, VT $114,036

Moscow, VT $114,094

Northfield, VT $113,910

Northfield Falls, VT $114,442

North Hyde Park, VT $113,890

North Montpelier, VT $113,775

Plainfield, VT $113,759

Roxbury, VT $113,567

South Barre, VT $114,108

Waterbury, VT $114,082

Stowe, VT $114,098

Waitsfield, VT $114,035

Warren, VT $113,822

Washington, VT $113,600

Waterbury Center, VT $114,079

Websterville, VT $113,951

Williamstown, VT $113,818

Wolcott, VT $113,756

Woodbury, VT $113,644

Worcester, VT $113,757

Rutland, VT $113,754

Belmont, VT $113,403

Benson, VT $113,401

Bomoseen, VT $113,580

Brandon, VT $113,664

Bridport, VT $113,677

Castleton, VT $113,602

Center Rutland, VT $113,680

Chittenden, VT $113,418

Cuttingsville, VT $113,379

Danby, VT $113,573

East Middlebury, VT $113,739

East Poultney, VT $113,585

East Wallingford, VT $113,462

Fair Haven, VT $113,502

Florence, VT $113,463

Forest Dale, VT $113,669

Gaysville, VT $112,947

Granville, VT $113,481

Hancock, VT $113,463

Hydeville, VT $113,594

Killington, VT $113,450

Middlebury, VT $113,915

Middletown Springs, VT $113,524

Mount Holly, VT $113,418

North Clarendon, VT $113,585

Orwell, VT $113,573

Pawlet, VT $113,613

Pittsfield, VT $113,516

Pittsford, VT $113,625

Poultney, VT $113,603

Proctor, VT $113,729

Ripton, VT $113,597

Rochester, VT $113,539

Rupert, VT $113,527

Salisbury, VT $113,708

Shoreham, VT $113,612

Stockbridge, VT $113,411

Wallingford, VT $113,472

Wells, VT $113,618

West Pawlet, VT $113,656

West Rupert, VT $113,629

West Rutland, VT $113,560

Whiting, VT $113,617

Saint Johnsbury, VT $113,739

Albany, VT $113,673

Barnet, VT $113,618

Barton, VT $113,661

Beebe Plain, VT $113,695

Concord, VT $113,510

Coventry, VT $113,827

Craftsbury, VT $113,706

Craftsbury Common, VT $113,712

Danville, VT $113,643

Derby, VT $113,695

Derby Line, VT $113,610

East Burke, VT $113,607

East Charleston, VT $113,618

East Hardwick, VT $113,679

East Haven, VT $113,358

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $113,737

Glover, VT $113,627

Granby, VT $113,219

Greensboro, VT $113,588

Greensboro Bend, VT $113,661

Hardwick, VT $113,787

Irasburg, VT $113,633

Island Pond, VT $113,447

Lowell, VT $113,594

Lower Waterford, VT $113,724

Lyndon, VT $113,704

Lyndon Center, VT $113,832

Lyndonville, VT $113,708

Morgan, VT $113,503

Newport, VT $113,763

Newport Center, VT $113,618

North Concord, VT $113,321

North Troy, VT $113,634

Orleans, VT $113,591

Passumpsic, VT $113,746

Peacham, VT $113,517

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $113,749

Sheffield, VT $113,548

Sutton, VT $113,539

Troy, VT $113,645

West Burke, VT $113,614

West Charleston, VT $113,561

West Danville, VT $113,650

Westfield, VT $113,559

West Glover, VT $113,637

Averill, VT $112,976

Beecher Falls, VT $113,708

Canaan, VT $113,425

Gilman, VT $113,925

Guildhall, VT $113,276

Lunenburg, VT $113,523

Norton, VT $113,202

North Bennington, VT $114,466

North Pownal, VT $114,697

Pownal, VT $114,762

White River Junction, VT $113,724

Ascutney, VT $113,778

Barnard, VT $113,466

Bethel, VT $113,536

Bradford, VT $113,655

Bridgewater, VT $113,583

Bridgewater Corners, VT $113,357

Brookfield, VT $113,647

Brownsville, VT $113,585

Chelsea, VT $113,582

Corinth, VT $113,551

East Corinth, VT $113,599

East Randolph, VT $113,620

East Ryegate, VT $113,522

East Thetford, VT $113,662

Fairlee, VT $113,540

Groton, VT $113,570

Hartford, VT $114,020

Hartland, VT $113,621

Hartland Four Corners, VT $113,617

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $113,909

Newbury, VT $113,557

North Hartland, VT $113,702

North Pomfret, VT $113,507

North Thetford, VT $113,660

Norwich, VT $113,637

Plymouth, VT $113,276

Post Mills, VT $113,635

Quechee, VT $113,753

Randolph, VT $113,732

Randolph Center, VT $113,674

Reading, VT $113,370

Sharon, VT $113,534

South Pomfret, VT $113,425

South Royalton, VT $113,567

South Ryegate, VT $113,590

South Strafford, VT $113,561

South Woodstock, VT $113,398

Strafford, VT $113,463

Taftsville, VT $113,762

Thetford, VT $113,662

Thetford Center, VT $113,543

Topsham, VT $113,509

Tunbridge, VT $113,531

Vershire, VT $113,477

Wells River, VT $113,597

West Fairlee, VT $113,806

West Hartford, VT $113,509

West Newbury, VT $113,553

West Topsham, VT $113,600

Wilder, VT $114,026

Windsor, VT $113,668

Woodstock, VT $113,528

Bellows Falls, VT $113,943

Cambridgeport, VT $113,813

Cavendish, VT $113,434

Chester, VT $113,548

Chester Depot, VT $113,507

Grafton, VT $113,462

Londonderry, VT $113,665

Ludlow, VT $113,493

North Springfield, VT $113,890

Perkinsville, VT $113,580

Peru, VT $113,546

Proctorsville, VT $113,454

Saxtons River, VT $113,919

South Londonderry, VT $113,736

Springfield, VT $113,834

Westminster, VT $113,942

Westminster Station, VT $113,950

Weston, VT $113,430

Shaftsbury, VT $114,330

Brattleboro, VT $114,175

Bondville, VT $113,703

East Dover, VT $113,934

Jacksonville, VT $114,220

Jamaica, VT $113,705

Marlboro, VT $114,740

Newfane, VT $113,859

Putney, VT $113,835

Readsboro, VT $114,754

South Newfane, VT $113,899

Stamford, VT $114,671

Townshend, VT $113,756

Vernon, VT $114,524

Wardsboro, VT $113,839

West Dover, VT $114,026

West Dummerston, VT $113,887

West Halifax, VT $114,063

West Townshend, VT $113,603

West Wardsboro, VT $113,605

Whitingham, VT $114,180

Williamsville, VT $113,887

Wilmington, VT $114,111

Burlington, VT $114,422

South Burlington, VT $114,415

Winooski, VT $114,422

Colchester, VT $114,422

Alburgh, VT $113,851

Bakersfield, VT $114,020

Belvidere Center, VT $113,607

Bristol, VT $114,044

Cambridge, VT $114,180

Charlotte, VT $114,267

East Berkshire, VT $113,910

East Fairfield, VT $114,080

Enosburg Falls, VT $113,765

Essex, VT $114,335

Essex Junction, VT $114,343

Fairfax, VT $114,188

Fairfield, VT $114,078

Ferrisburgh, VT $114,140

Franklin, VT $113,772

Grand Isle, VT $114,199

Highgate Center, VT $113,868

Highgate Springs, VT $113,926

Hinesburg, VT $114,265

Huntington, VT $114,179

Isle La Motte, VT $113,993

Jeffersonville, VT $114,103

Jericho, VT $114,240

Jonesville, VT $114,264

Milton, VT $114,294

Monkton, VT $114,173

Montgomery, VT $113,765

Montgomery Center, VT $113,627

New Haven, VT $114,030

North Ferrisburgh, VT $114,191

North Hero, VT $114,078

Richford, VT $113,746

Richmond, VT $114,252

Saint Albans, VT $114,129

Saint Albans Bay, VT $114,114

Shelburne, VT $114,371

Sheldon, VT $113,993

Sheldon Springs, VT $114,273

South Hero, VT $114,302

Starksboro, VT $114,111

Swanton, VT $113,972

Underhill, VT $114,214

Underhill Center, VT $114,217

Vergennes, VT $113,995

Waterville, VT $114,034

Westford, VT $114,270

Williston, VT $114,356

Montpelier, VT $113,958

Bennington, VT $114,550

Arlington, VT $114,147

Dorset, VT $113,703

East Arlington, VT $113,660

East Dorset, VT $113,705

Manchester, VT $114,012

Manchester Center, VT $113,937

Geophysicist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Geophysicist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$100,923

Average $111,182/year

$119,928

$8,410

Average $9,265/month

$9,994

$1,941

Average $2,138/week

$2,306

$49

Average $53/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$119,928	$9,994	$2,306	$58
Average	$111,182	$9,265	$2,138	$53
25th Percentile	$100,923	$8,410	$1,941	$49

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